Umbrella-fastener



(No Model.)

H. ROSENBERG.

UMBRELLA FASTENER.

No. 357,858. Patented Feb. 15,1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGO ROSENBERG, OF ALLEGHENY CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

UMBRELLA-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,858, dated February15,1887. Application filed November 18, 1886. Serial No. 2l0,260. (Nomodel.)

To allwhorn it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO Rosnnnnno, of Allegheny City, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Umbrella- Fasteners; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

It has been usual to provide umbrellas or parasols with a fasteningdevice consisting of a cord or hand, one end of which is attached toa'button, which is sewed to the outside of the cloth cover or madeintegral with one of the ribs, while the other end has a ring, which,

when the'umbrella or parasol is folded and the band passed around it, islooped over the button. The disadvantage of such fastening is, that theband hangs from the outside of the umbrella and is unsightly when theumbrella is opened, and, besides this, the strain of the band upon thecloth to which it is attached is apt to wear and to tear it, and thus tospoil or damage the umbrella.

It is the object of my invention to obviate this disadvantage and toprovide an improved fastener which, while permanently attached to theumbrella, is not attached to the cloth nor to the outside of the cover,and does not need any peculiar construction of the umbrella foritsattachment.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a plan view of the fastener detached from the umbrella. Fig.2 is a view of an open umbrella provided with the fastener. Fig. 3 is aView of the umbrella when folded.

Like symbols of reference indicate like parts in each.

Fig. 1 is made on a much larger scale than Figs. 2 and 3.

As shown in Fig. 1, the fastener consists of four partsa cord,'2, whichis preferably made of two strands twisted together, a button, 3, at theend of the cord, a band, 4, extending from the button, and a ring, 5, atthe end of the band. The button 3 is preferably a flat-sidedstud-button, which is attached to the cord 2 by spreading the strands atthe end of the latter and looping them around the buttons shank, and theband 4 is also attached to the shank of the button, though, ifdesirable, the parts 2 and 4 may form a continuous band or cord with thebutton attached to the middle. The ring 5' is sewed to the outer end ofthe band in any suitable manner. The fastener is applied as follows: Thestrands of the cord 2 are spread at the end and are looped around one ofthe stretohers of the umbrella on the inside next to the follower, asshown in Fig. 2. hen the umbrella is opened, the fastener hangs downfrom the stretcher beside the stick, as shown in Fig. 2, and istherefore in a convenient place and not at all in the way of a personcarrying the umbrella. To use the fastener the umbrella is closed andthe follower, together with the point of attachment of the cord 2, isbrought near to the handle, and the fastener itself extendsbeyond thecloth beside the handle. The umbrella is then folded in the usual way,without regard to the fastener, and the projecting part of the cord iscarried back or reflexed out-side the folded cloth to its full extent,and the button 3 is held by the finger against the folds. The band 4 isfinally carried around the folded umbrella, and the ring 5 is loopedover the button. -This completes the fastening and holds the umbrellaneatly folded, and the band itself is not apt to be displaced. To openthe umbrella the ring is taken off the button and then the wholefastener immediately loosens itself from the cover, and when theumbrella is raised it hangs down, as shown in Fig. 2. I prefer to makethe band 4 of elastic cloth and the cord 2 of silk, though othermaterials may be used, and, as stated before, the parts 2 and 4 mayconstitute a single continuous cord. The button 3 is preferably made ofmetal, and may be made ornamental in appearance in any suitable way. Itmay be provided with the initials or name of the owner of the umbrella.

A hook may be substituted as an equivalent construction for the button.

The device as a whole is neat and very serviceable and durable. Itschief merits are, that it can be easily applied to an umbrella,-and whenused it does not abrade or tear the cloth, because it is not in any wayattached thereto, and when the umbrella is raised it is entirelyseparated from the cloth and cannot rub it.

If desired, the fastener may be attached otherwise than as shown in thedrawings, the only essential being that it shall be attached tion of aflexible cord or band attached to the umbrella-frame on the inside ofthe cover, having a fastening device, 5, at the end thereof,

and a button arranged at an intermediate point, substantially as and forthe purposes described.

3. The combination of the cord 2, looped to the umbrella-frame on theinside of the cover, a button, 3, a band, 4, and a fastening device, 5,substantially as and for the purposes de scribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16th dayofNovember, A. D. 1886.

HUGO ROSENBERG.

WVitnesses:

FRED W. KIEFER, H. M. BOYLE.

